Integrated: The Mirror of Reality | Week 2

What if the biggest lie you'll ever hear isn't from the culture, the media, or even the enemy - but from yourself? In this week's message from the book of James, Pastor Stephen Mizell tackles one of the most common problems in the church today: we're information-rich but obedience-poor.

Drawing from James 1:19-27, Pastor Stephen uses the powerful metaphor of a mirror to show how God's Word reveals who we really are. But here's the challenge: are we just glancing at our reflection and walking away unchanged, or are we allowing what we see to transform us?

• Why asking for "deep teaching" might actually be an excuse for disobedience
• The three big blockers that prevent us from hearing God (speaking too quickly, anger, and casual sin)
• How you can sit in church week after week and remain completely unchanged
• The dangerous tension between purity and compassion—and why we need both
• Why social justice without Jesus is no justice at all

"God's word reveals our reality, but our obedience is what releases our transformation."

ABOUT OPEN DOOR CHURCH
Open Door Church is located in Edenton, NC, where Pastor Stephen Mizell serves as lead pastor. We are a fellowship of believers whose lives are being transformed by Jesus Christ and are committed to reaching Northeastern North Carolina with the good news of Jesus Christ. We are an independent, non-affiliated fellowship with a love of Jesus that connects us to a larger purpose in life.